Off-Cycle Intern, Financial and Valuation Advisory (Hong Kong)

Business Unit:

Financial And Valuation Advisory

Industry:

Portfolio Valuation

Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.

Financial and Valuation Advisory

Over the past 50+ years, Houlihan Lokey has established one of the largest worldwide financial and valuation advisory practices. Our transaction expertise and leadership in the field of valuation inspire confidence in the financial executives, boards of directors, special committees, investors, and business owners we serve. In 2025, LSEG ranked us the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years. Our stability, integrity, technical leadership, and global capabilities make us a trusted advisor for clients worldwide, across a wide range of services, including the Transaction Opinions, Transaction Advisory Services, Corporate Valuation Advisory Services, Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services, Real Estate Valuation and Advisory Services, and Dispute Resolution Consulting practices.

Responsibilities

Houlihan Lokey offers an off-cycle internship opportunity at our Hong Kong office that uniquely prepares you for a full-time position. The internship is an excellent opportunity to work alongside experienced investment bankers in a stimulating environment on various valuation and transaction assignments for clients in various industries.

You will have the opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job training throughout your internship, with similar levels of exposure as a first-year analyst. You will work closely with and receive direct feedback and mentorship from senior professionals. As part of lean project teams, you will assist in providing valuations of illiquid debt and equity securities to credit funds, hedge funds, private equity firms, financial institutions, corporations, other investment managers and investors. You will also assist in updating financial models, drafting client deliverables, conducting market research, and presenting analyses and conclusions to the internal team.

Successful completion of the internship may be considered for future full-time analyst position.

Qualifications / Requirements

• You must either be entering your final year of study or a recent graduate

• Strong academic track record with coursework in accounting and finance, and must be studying for, or achieved, a degree in accounting, economics, and / or finance-related major

• Have a fundamental understanding of financial valuation theory, methodologies and applications

• Strong quantitative, financial and analytical skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are essential and fluency in Japanese language is desirable

• Previous internship experience within Big Four valuation advisory services, investment banking, and / or related fields, is essential

• International experience is also desirable, but not essential

• You must be motivated and have the ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff in a rapidly changing, demanding, but ultimately rewarding environment

• Working permit (IANG or student visa) in Hong Kong is required

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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